present continuous completo
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2. Look at the pictures:
3. Look at the Picture again and answer the questions.
A) is Tom reading? ________________________________
B) Is Mark eating? ________________________________
C) Is Susan dancing? ___________________________
D) Is Peter watching TV? _______________________
E) Is Ann crying? ____________________________
5. Write negative sentences.
A) He is learning how to read.
____________________________
B) I am having a bath.
____________________________
C) I´m reading a fantastic book.
____________________________
D) Mark is driving a new car.
_________________________
E) I´m looking for my bag.
__________________________
7. Fill in the blanks writing the verb in the present
Continuous.
A) You _____________ (listen) to the music.
B) He _____________ ( cry).
C) I _____________ ( swim) in the swiming pool.
D) Susan _____________ (wait) for her daughter.
E) _____________ she _____________ (watch) TV?
F) Who _____________ he _____________ (kiss)?
G) Her husband _____________ (not/ Cook) diner.
H) Tim _____________ ( not / sing) a song.
I) My brother _____________ (not/ do) his homework.
J) _____________ your mother _____________ (work)
today?
K) Mary and Sue _____________ (Play) tennis.
L) Tim and Jim _____________ (not/ swim) in the lake.
3. What are they doing?
Use the verbs bellow and write
sentences.
eat - cry- play- read- dance - watch
Ex: Tim is eating.
2. _______________________
3. _______________________
4. _______________________
5. _______________________
6. _______________________
The present Continuous is used to
describe something that is
happening now, at the moment
4. Write the - ing form of the
verbs:
A) come _____________
B) Take _____________
C) Fly ______________
D) Swim ____________
E) Study ___________
F) Stud_____________
6. Write questions for the answers.
A) _____________________?
No, they aren´t singing.
B) _____________________?
Yes, She is writing a new book.
FORM:
To be + Main verb + ing
Example:
He is playing.
+ TO BE (present simple) + main verb + “…ing”
He is studying
• The Present Continuous tense is used to describe something that is happening
now, at the moment.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
1. What are they doing? Look at the pictures and write sentences. Use the verbs in the box.
build drink study eat sing play fight
paint brush skate draw read
1. He is eating an ice-cream.
2. ______________________
3. ______________________
4. ______________________
5. ______________________
6. ______________________
7. ______________________
8. ______________________
9. ______________________
10. ______________________
11. ______________________
12. ______________________
B) Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the present continuous, using the verbs in brackets.
• The students ______________ (read) a book.
• Jane ______________ (talk) to Ann.
• I ______________ (do) my homework.
• Mary and Ann ______________ (draw) a house.
• She ______________ (ask) a question.
• My father _____________ (wash) his car.
C) Build correct sentences:
1. Your / is / playing / ? / who / brother / with
________________________________________________________
2. Is / dog / she / walking / Mrs. Parson / ´s
________________________________________________________
3. 4 o´clock / the / are / waiting / they / for / bus.
________________________________________________________
4. Mark / ´s / sister / you / coming / is / with/ ?
________________________________________________________
5. Talking / girlfriend / your / ? / who / to / is
________________________________________________________
D) Write in the negative:
1. He is learning how to write. ___________________________________________
2. We are having a good time together. ___________________________________
3. Mary is leaving him. _________________________________________________
4. The kids are doing their homework. ____________________________________
5. They are drinking apple juice. _________________________________________
6. You are working very hard. ___________________________________________
7. I´m looking for my sister. ____________________________________________
8. She is selling her boat. _______________________________________________
D) Ask questions:
1. What ______________________________? – I´m writing a letter.
2. What _____________________________? She is dancing with John.
3. What ________________________________? – We´re buying a new car.
4. What _______________________________? We´re swimming.
5. What ________________________________? They are eating fish.
6. What __________________________? He is reading Romeo and Juliet.
Read
this e
xam
ple
:
I´m stud
ying E
nglish now
. am
/ is / are + verb + ing
FORM
AFFIRMATIVE
NEGATIVE
INTERROGATIVE
I am
running
You are
running
He is running
She is running
It is running
We are running
You are
running
They are running
I am
not running
You are
not running
He is not running
She is not running
It is not running
We are not running
You are
not running
They are not running
Am I running?
Are you running?
Is h
e running?
Is sh
e running?
Is it running?
Are we running?
Are you running?
Are th
ey running?
Short forms:
I´m, you´
re, sh
e´s, h
e´s ,
It´s, w
e´re, th
ey´re
Short forms:
I´m
not, you aren´t, sh
e isn´
t, he
isn´t, it isn´t, w
e aren´
t, they
aren´
t W
e use
the pre
sent
continuous:
• To d
escrib
e
someth
ing taking
place at th
e
mom
ent of
speak
ing. E.g.: I
´m re
ading now
.
• For som
ething
happe
ning for a
short tim
e.
E.g.:
I´m
staying
with
m
y
friend for a fe
w days.
USES
SPELLING
Clean– cle
aning
Do—
doing
Be—being
See– se
eing
Play– playing
Wash
—wash
ing
BUT
Make—making
Write
– writing
Sit– sitting
Run– running
Lie– lying
Die—dying
TIME
MAKERS
Now
At th
e mom
ent
Today
These days
1. What are
they d
oing? Look at th
e pictures and
write
sente
nces:
1. ______________________
2. ______________________
3. ______________________
4. ______________________
5. ______________________
6. ______________________
2. Put th
e ve
rb in b
rackets into th
e pre
sent continuous, affirm
ative ,
negative
or interrogative
.
1. So w
hat _
________(happe
n) now?
2. Look
! They _
________(have
) a lot of fun.
3. N
o, the b
us _________(not stop). T
he bus d
river
_________(drive
) very fast.
4. Liste
n! Som
eone
_________(knock) on th
e door.
5. They _
________(not re
ad). T
hey _
________(rid
e) th
eir b
ikes
outside.
6. Look at M
ary! She _________((not run)? - Y
es, sh
e is. S
he
_________(run) tow
ards.
7. John, com
e with
us outside. T
he sun _
________(sh
ine) again.
GRAMMAR
STUDY
Read this example:
I´m studying English now.
am / is / are + verb + ing
FORM
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE INTERROGATIVE
I am running
You are running
He is running
She is running
It is running
We are running
You are running
They are running
I am not running
You are not running
He is not running
She is not running
It is not running
We are not running
You are not running
They are not running
Am I running?
Are you running?
Is he running?
Is she running?
Is it running?
Are we running?
Are you running?
Are they running?
Short forms:
I´m, you´re, she´s, he´s, It´s,
we´re, they´re
Short forms:
I´m not, you aren´t, she isn´t, he
isn´t, it isn´t, we aren´t, they aren´t
We use the present continuous:
•••• To describe something taking
place at the moment of
speaking.
E.g.: I´m reading now.
•••• For something happening for a
short time.
E.g.: I´m staying with my friend
for a few days.
USES
SPELLING
Clean– cleaning
Do—doing
Be—being
See– seeing
Play– playing
Wash—washing
BUT
Make—making
Write– writing
Sit– sitting
Run– running
Lie– lying
Die—dying
TIME
MAKERS
Now
At the moment
Today
These days
GRAMMAR
STUDY
1. What are they doing? Look at the pictures and write sentences:
1. ______________________
2. ______________________
3. ______________________
4. ______________________
5. ______________________
6. ______________________
2. Put the verb in brackets into the present continuous, affirmative, negative or interrogative.
1. So what _________(happen) now?
2. Look! They _________(have) a lot of fun.
3. No, the bus _________(not stop). The bus driver _________(drive) very fast.
4. Listen! Someone _________(knock) on the door.
5. They _________(not read). They _________(ride) their bikes outside.
6. Look at Mary! She _________((not run)? - Yes, she is. She _________(run) towards.
7. John, come with us outside. The sun _________(shine) again.